Significance Of Green Light In The Great Gatsby

In The Great Gatsby, an integral scene to the novel’s development occurs early on when Gatsby is spotted by Nick, reaching out in attempt to grasp at the green light across the bay. This scene is Nick’s first sighting of the legendary Gatsby. Nick’s sighting of his neighbor reaching for such a distant object only added to Gatsby’s nebulous persona. Soon after when Nick finds out that the green light is situated at the end of Daisy’s dock, it is apparent that the light is heavily symbolic to Gatsby. By Gatsby using the green light as guide to lead him out of the surrounding darkness, Gatsby is associating the green light with his dream of regaining Daisy. The introduction of the green light illuminates one of the most important themes of the